Definisi : ~ the wheels, (colloq), (fig.) melicinkan + approp n: his tactful handling of the situation apparently ~d the wheels and the plan went without a hitch, cara dia mengendalikan keadaan dgn hati-hati nampaknya telah melicinkan perjalanan rancangan itu; the new tariff policy should be able to ~ the wheels of commerce, dasar tarif yg baru seharusnya dapat melicinkan urusan perdagangan. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vt lubricate, meminyaki, membubuhi [n] dgn minyak, membubuh minyak pd: to ~ the lawn-mower, meminyaki mesin rumput; the hinges need to be oiled, engsel itu perlu dibubuhi minyak; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : strike ~, a. menemui minyak: after months of drilling, they finally struck ~, selepas berbulan-bulan menggerudi mereka akhirnya menemui minyak; b. (fig.) mendapat durian runtuh: he struck ~ when he got the multimillion dollar contract, dia mendapat durian runtuh setelah diberi kontrak yg bernilai berjuta-juta ringgit itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : burn the midnight ~, /belajar, bekerja/ hingga larut malam: she burnt the midnight ~ in order to get the assignment finished on time, dia bekerja sehingga larut malam utk menyiapkan tugasan itu tepat pd waktunya; pour ~ on troubled waters, menenteramkan keadaan; pour ~ on the flames, (fig.) make things worse, memburukkan lagi keadaan: his interference only poured ~ on the flames, campur tangannya itu hanya memburukkan lagi keadaan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. any of various smooth, viscous liquid, usu inflammable and used as fuel, lubricant, etc, minyak: cooking ~, minyak masak; olive ~, minyak zaitun; lubricating ~, minyak pelincir; the ~ industry, perindustrian minyak; ~ refinery, kilang penapis minyak; bath ~, minyak mandian; 2. petroleum, minyak: the price of ~ has stabilized, harga minyak telah menjadi stabil; 3. (in pl) a. oil paints, cat minyak: he paints in ~s, dia melukis dgn menggunakan cat minyak; b. oil paintings, catan minyak; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)